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Original Title:	Constructing the Self, Constructing America: A Cultural History of Psychotherapy
ISBN:	0201441926 (ISBN13: 9780201441925)
Edition Language:	English

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Title	:	Constructing The Self, Constructing America: A Cultural History Of Psychotherapy
Author	:	Philip Cushman
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 448 pages
Published	:	October 1st 1996 by Da Capo Press (first published March 1st 1995)
Categories	:	Psychology. History. Nonfiction. Philosophy. Health. Mental Health

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In this ground-breaking cultural history of psychotherapy, historian and psychologist Philip Cushman shows how the development of modern psychotherapy is inextricably intertwined with that of the United States and how it has changed the way Americans view events and themselves. By tracing our various definitions of the self throughout history, Cushman reveals that psychotherapy is very much a product of a particular time and place—and that it has been fundamentally complicit in creating many of the ills it seeks to assuage.

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A smart and thoughtful exploration of the origins of psychotherapy, and how therapy reflects and often reinforces dominant narratives of self in mainstream Western society (ie, an empty, individualistic, consumerist self). Cushman argues that therapy is inherently a moral and political discourse, and that as therapists we should own this, disclose it, and identify values propagated in the culture, dialectics of community and connection vs. individualism and consumerism. Interesting ideas about

One of the most influential books I've read.

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Absolutely outstanding book - one of the most insightful books on psychotherapy I have ever read! Drawing from an impressively deep understanding of both American cultural history and theories of psychotherapy, Cushman eloquently argues that the constructs of self which are culturally active during particular historical eras are supported and perpetuated by the systems of psychotherapy that emerge during those eras. The contemporary self, which is created and sustained by consumerism, is

A must read for anyone interested in psychology and history. Couldn't put it down. Very artistic actually in the way it's written. Not psychobabbly at all. Helped me to realize obvious things about my culture I'd never noticed before.

The book traces the development of the American self from post civil war to modern times. Cushman is a Psychiatrist, but the book is a harsh critique of his profession. He makes a strong case that psychotherapy is based on a fundamental error - the belief that there is a transhistorical, transcultural self.He also makes the case that psychotherapy was co-opted by industry [think advertising, public relations, organizational psych, etc.] and used to shape the American sense of "self" in order to

I wrote about this book here:http://healersandfeelings.blogspot.co...One of the most influential books I've read.